“Socially, Liberia constitutes two worlds: the one of the haves is characterized by affluence and an ostentatious life style. The symbols and trappings of wealth and the good life are brazenly flaunted. This is the world of Cadillac, Jaguars, and Mercedes Benzes; a world of striped three piece suits, sprawling mansions and video recording sets. Liberians of this world are amongst the most suave, cosmopolitan and jet-seeing types of Africa – more in tune with the fashions of New York, Paris, London and more comfortable with the trappings of western luxury living than any other group of socialites in Africa. “Existing side by side with this luxury group, and being shamelessly exploited by it, are the poor people of Liberia parched by the wretchedness of poverty, dazzled by the endless possibilities available to the affluent, languishing in the squalors of the city and the harshness and austerity of the rural village” Few years back, when the learned Professor wrote this, he were still a member of the poor class. Today, I don’t know what class he belongs to, and how does he feel when he reads these emotive, poetic words, given which class he belongs to? I am still looking up to the actualization of the decentralization process, Doc.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:37:32 +0000
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